Yoon Jeong-hee

Yoon Jeong-hee

Born: July 30, 1944
Died: January 19, 2023
in Busan, South Korea
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Yoon Jeong-hee (July 30, 1944 - January 19, 2023) was a South Korean actress. Yoon debuted as an actress in 1967 as starring in Cheongchun geukjang directed by Gang Dae-jin after elected in a recruit held by Hapdong Film. Yoon was commonly referred to as one of the "Troika" along with her rival actresses, Moon Hee and Nam Jeong-im of the 1960s. Yoon married a noted pianist Kun-Woo Paik in 1974. The couple has a daughter who is a violinist. Yoon has resided in Paris, France with her family since her retirement in the mid-90s, but she made her comeback in 2010 to star in Lee Chang-dong's Poetry, which won the Best Screenplay Award at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

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Poetry
Title: Poetry
Character: Yang Mi-ja
Released: May 13, 2010
Type: Movie
A sexagenarian South Korean woman enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.
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I'll Be Seeing Her
Title: I'll Be Seeing Her
Character: Herself
Released: January 1, 2002
Type: Movie
"I'll Be Seeing HER" is an approach to images of women in Korean cinema with a new genre, ‘Fanta Docu’, which shows beautiful and adventurous Korean actresses in the 1950s. The director, Kim Soyoung stated that “studying and teaching Korean cinema history, I felt sorry that most documentaries on Korean cinema had been made from the male perspective,” which led her to make a documentary on Korean cinema through women’s eyes. Kim So young directed ‘Women's History Trilogy’ (Koryu: Southern Women, South Korea, I'll Be Seeing Her: Women in Korean Cinema, New Woman: Her First Song) which was screened at many international film festivals including Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival.
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A Night on the Water
Title: A Night on the Water
Released: May 30, 1998
Type: Movie
After graduating from college, Sung-Ha enters a Canadian investment company and develops into a talented businessman. However, after a single mistake, he receives his discharge notice. In desolation, he spends his days drinking and gambling. Then Sung-Ha falls in love with a woman called Phoebe, whom he meets accidentally in the subway station, and who reminds him of his abused mother. Phoebe is a street walker with incurable pains, who was sexually abused by her stepfather. For her, tequila, sex, and drugs are the only means by which to end her pain and support herself. She meets a warm-hearted, ever-loving man who gives her the courage to live on. These are two people trying to ease their pains, a happy couple... However, Phoebe is not free from the memories of her past, and is afraid that her happiness might not last...
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Two Flags
Title: Two Flags
Character: Woman
Released: October 22, 1994
Type: Movie
Based on Oh Yu-kwon's novel, A Mountain Hut In No-Man's Land, in which a woman helps two men who seek refuge in her humble mountain home at the start of the Korean War. However, her generosity and kindness leads to her losing her family, house and land.
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A Woman on the Verge
Title: A Woman on the Verge
Released: September 5, 1987
Type: Movie
Ha Kook-jin, a physician, meets Noh Ae-ri and his group who came to broadcast at the ski resort where he went with his wife's life. With this opportunity, Kook-jin appears on Ari's radio program, is attracted to being an open divorcee living with her daughter, and eventually confesses her relationship with Ari to her wife and turns back. After being shocked, Jang-sang finally realizes the willingness to go alone by traveling with his daughter In-ae, who is studying abroad.
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Liberal Wife '81
Title: Liberal Wife '81
Released: June 13, 1981
Type: Movie
After 10 years of marriage, Sun-young and Tae-yeon save up a significant amount of money. Tae-yeon runs a food processing company and works hard to expand business but Sun-young wants to enjoy the fruits of their labor. While partying with her friends, she meets fashion designer Pierre Kang and has an affair with him. When her infidelity is found out by her husband, he asks for a divorce. When he refuses to forgive her, she seeks it through suicide.
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Divine Bow
Title: Divine Bow
Released: December 8, 1979
Type: Movie
There is trouble in a fishing village on a remote southern island. The catch has been meagre and Wang-nyeoni, the local shaman, is on strike: she refuses to perform a ritual to turn fortunes around. In flashback we learn how she married into a shaman (dang-gol) family, tried her best to help her husband succeed as fisherman, but found both their lives blighted by Pan-su, the village boss and main ship-owner. After agreeing to return to duty, blessing the fishing fleet, Wang-nyeoni will serve up cold revenge in spectacular style.
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Splendid Outing
Title: Splendid Outing
Released: March 10, 1978
Type: Movie
An overworked female executive is haunted by strange dreams. She is compelled to travel to a remote fishing village where she is inexplicably kidnapped and sold to a peasant farmer on a remote island.
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Night Journey
Title: Night Journey
Character: Lee Hyun-joo
Released: April 23, 1977
Type: Movie
A bank employee dissatisfied with the casualness and secrecy of her relationship with her boyfriend, a superior at work, is suddenly given a few days of vacation.
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Truth of Tomorrow
Title: Truth of Tomorrow
Released: September 6, 1975
Type: Movie
With the result of the brain operation, Kyu-Ae has the lower half of her body paralyzed and lives on a wheelchair with her husband Hyeong-Jin, a professor, and her cousin Kyu-Hee who takes care of housework. As Mi-Ran, who loved Hyeong-Jin before and now is divorced her husband, returns from America, the love between Hyeong-Jin and Kyu-Ae breaks. When Kyu-Ae knows Kyu-Hee loves Hyeong-Jin, she becomes almost mad. Kyu-Hee decides to marry a factory worker Young-Kil to keep Kyu-Ae and Hyeong-Jin's relationship good. But Kyu-Ae asks him a divorce, asking him to marry Kyu-Hee. After he decides to divorce, Kyu-Ae kills herself. As the result, Kyu-Hee leaves him.
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Bird of Paradise
Title: Bird of Paradise
Released: July 5, 1975
Type: Movie
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Azaleas Of My Hometown
Title: Azaleas Of My Hometown
Character: Ok-rim
Released: September 8, 1973
Type: Movie
Yong-cheol's plans to mary Ok-rim are destroyed by her parents who marry her off to Cheol-ju. Yong-cheol becomes powerful in the business world during the following years and he does his best to make life miserable for Cheol-ju and Ok-rim.
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Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
Title: Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
Character: Sook
Released: February 23, 1973
Type: Movie
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The Three-Day Reign
Title: The Three-Day Reign
Released: February 15, 1973
Type: Movie
During the last days of the Yi dynasty, conflict arises between the China-leaning conservatives, and the Western-learning and Japan-leaning reformers over how to rule Korea in the future. The reformer Kim Okgyun helps persuade the king to announce Korea's independence, breaking with China. When a conservative agent informs China, Chinese troops enter Korea and end the reign of independence after three days.
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One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
Title: One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
Character: Hye-suk
Released: September 1, 1972
Type: Movie
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Lady of the Court
Title: Lady of the Court
Released: July 13, 1972
Type: Movie
When King Myeong-jong dies, his son takes the throne and the old king's concubines are expelled. One of the concubines becomes pregnant. Believing that only she knows the true father, she claims the unborn child is the former kings and has a claim to the throne. The enemies of the new king, ignoring facts, decide to support her claim and threaten to start a civil war.
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Cruel history of Myeong Dong
Title: Cruel history of Myeong Dong
Character: Hye-suk (ep. 2)
Released: June 4, 1972
Type: Movie
An omnibus of three stories all taking place in the Myeongdong district of Seoul.
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A Shaman's Story
Title: A Shaman's Story
Released: May 13, 1972
Type: Movie
Mo-Hwa is a famous shaman. When the Christianity is introduced to this small fishing village, Mo-Hwa's divine power is declining. Mo-Hwa is furious when she happened to know that her own son Wuk has studied theology. She performs an exorcism to throw away evil spirits from her son and tears up the bible. The conflict between mother and son breaks up the family. Mo-Hwa decides to show which spirit is stronger when she is asked to perform an exorcism for a drowned lady. Even though she performs shaman, the body doesn't come up to the surface. Mo-Hwa doesn't stop to perform and gradually she is going down into the water and never comes back.
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Oyster Village
Title: Oyster Village
Released: March 22, 1972
Type: Movie
The villagers of a remote fishing village on the west coast of Korea have a belief that if someone drowns in the sea, his spirit cannot depart until the next person dies. The drowning of one fisherman sets in motion a series of tragic events.
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The Last Flight to Pyongyang
Title: The Last Flight to Pyongyang
Character: Eun-Ok
Released: January 1, 1972
Type: Movie
Major Jo Jin-hyang is assigned to training the air force cadets for dangerous bombing runs to Pyeongyang. His sister, a communication officer, falls in love with one of the cadets despite Jin-hyang's warnings that her lover may not survive even his first mission.
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Leaving in the rain
Title: Leaving in the rain
Released: November 27, 1971
Type: Movie
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A guilty woman
Title: A guilty woman
Released: September 8, 1971
Type: Movie
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The Midnight Sun
Title: The Midnight Sun
Released: July 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Jang Jung-Han is a commander of 330 unit who is with his wife and son Kyu-Shik. By chance Kyu-Shik meets a country boy In-Dol who asks him to find out his sister. The 330 unit comes upon Kyu-Shik's kidnap while it is searching for a couple burglar on motor cycle. Kim Min-Su stole money to pay for his son's medical charge 7 years ago. At that time he solicited Jang Jung-Han not to arrest him but he is arrested and jailed. After finishing his imprisonment, he finds that his wife remarried and his son is dying of maltreatment. He kidnaps Kyu-Shik to retaliate, but he gives up because Kyu-Shik is so simple and innocent. The commander solves the motor cycle case and finds that the woman is In-Dol's sister who feels regret her faults.
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Bun-rye's Story
Title: Bun-rye's Story
Released: May 6, 1971
Type: Movie
Bun-rye, the eldest daughter in a poor family, is violated by Yong-pal, who is a married man, and out of desperation she becomes a concubine of Young-cheol, a gambler who is impotent. Kong Jo-shi is in love with Bun-rye, though she still has feelings for Yong-pal. After losing his money, Young-cheol takes out his anger on Bun-rye and throws her out of his house. In retaliation, Jo-shi kills Young-cheol, and Bun-rye is driven to madness.
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When the Jewel Box is Broken
Title: When the Jewel Box is Broken
Character: Bo-young
Released: March 13, 1971
Type: Movie
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Tragic Death of Ambition
Title: Tragic Death of Ambition
Released: January 1, 1971
Type: Movie
Heo-Don marries So-Yeon who saved his life, and goes to Han Yang to succeed in the world with the help of his father-in-law. But Heo-Don, a very ambitious man, remarries some magistrate's daughter Kil-Rae, and doesn't want to meet So-Yeon and her servant Pal-Bok, who get killed accused of committing adultery. Jang-Hyeon, So-Yeon's brother, is appointed as a new magistrate in the town after the former one was scared to death by So-Yeon's ghost. Getting to know that his sister's death was by false accusation, Jang-Hyeon investigates the case. Heo-Don, feeling guilty of what he's done, kills his wife and himself in front of Jang-Hyeon.
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First Experience
Title: First Experience
Character: Ha In-ae
Released: November 27, 1970
Type: Movie
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Rain Outside the Porthole
Title: Rain Outside the Porthole
Character: Yeon-suk / Jeong-hee
Released: October 2, 1970
Type: Movie
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A Woman Pursued
Title: A Woman Pursued
Character: Park A-mi
Released: July 26, 1970
Type: Movie
At the death of her father, A-mi returns to Korea and realises he was implicated in the theft of a chest full of gold bars. She then becomes the target of a criminal organisation.
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Temptatio
Title: Temptatio
Released: December 6, 1969
Type: Movie
Yeong-mi swears that she will revenge herself against Ku Yeon-su after he ruins her family. First she gains his trust and eventually moves in with him. Then she sets her plans of his destruction in motion.
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Regret
Title: Regret
Released: October 8, 1969
Type: Movie
Dr. Go, an authority in botany, lives in Buldang Village. His house is haunted by the ghost of Ok-nyeo, who has loved his friend, Choe Seong-ho. She has been killed unjustly, and the ghost comes to Dr. Go every night, asking for fresh blood from young women. One day, Jeong-ju, the daughter of Choe Seong-ho and a student of botany, comes to the region with boyfriend Chang-il to collect samples. Dr. Go is possessed by Ok-nyeo and tries to kill Jeong-ju, but Chang-il saves her. When Dr. Go comes back to his mind, everything turns out to be his dream.
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Until That Day
Title: Until That Day
Released: September 9, 1969
Type: Movie
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Women of Yi-Dynasty
Title: Women of Yi-Dynasty
Released: May 2, 1969
Type: Movie
Four short stories examing the lives of women in the last 18th and 19th century Story 1: 'Wives Should Be Submissive'--A father tries to marry his daughter into a wealthy family. Story 2: 'A Daughter-In-Law Is No Better Than A Stranger'--A woman thinks that her daughter-in-law has turned her son against her so she tries to kill the younger woman. Story 3: '7 Grounds For Divorce'--A wife begins an affair with her servant because of her husband's impotency Story 4: 'Prohibit Sex In Court'--A concubine's life is at risk when it is revealed that her infant child is not the king's.
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An Old Potter
Title: An Old Potter
Released: March 4, 1969
Type: Movie
A lonely old potter saves the life of a young woman. She is grateful to him, but does not return the love he feels for her. However she feels obligated to marry him. In time, her former boyfriend finds her and takes a job working with the potter until he can convince her to run away with him.
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Correspondent in Tokyo
Title: Correspondent in Tokyo
Released: December 21, 1968
Type: Movie
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The Eunuch
Title: The Eunuch
Character: Ja-ok
Released: December 10, 1968
Type: Movie
A nobleman sends his daughter to the king as a concubine in order to gain personal power and favors from the monarch. Her lover follows her into the palace disguised as a eunuch. They continue to meet in secret until discovered and sentenced to death.
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The General's Mustache
Title: The General's Mustache
Released: September 14, 1968
Type: Movie
The movie begins with the mysterious death of a journalistic photographer named Kim Cheol-hun. Veteran police detective Park (Kim Seung-ho) teams up with a young, intellectual detective (Kim Seong-ok) to investigate the people surrounding Kim.
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Glory of Barefoot
Title: Glory of Barefoot
Released: May 8, 1968
Type: Movie
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Legends
Title: Legends
Released: March 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Three traditional Korean folktales. Story 1: The kindness and good deeds of a poor couple earns them a bag of gold from heaven. Story 2: A brave man battles a bloodthirsty ghost. Story 3: A man must choose between devotion to his lover or duty to his parents.
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The Shadow
Title: The Shadow
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
A group of bandits has been raiding a Korean village in Manchuria, and a mysterious man on horseback called "Yeong" ("shadow") emerges to defend them.
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Potato
Title: Potato
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
Bok-nyeo gets married to a poor Joseon's aristrocrat and lives a hard life to survive.
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Sound of Magpies
Title: Sound of Magpies
Released: November 26, 1967
Type: Movie
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Legend of Ssarigol
Title: Legend of Ssarigol
Released: November 23, 1967
Type: Movie
During the Korean War (1950~1953) Second Lieutenant Kim asks an old citizen Gang of Ssarigol village to hide seven stranglers of his unit, and then he leaves to follow his ranks. An armed force official from the North side, who used to be a farm servant of the town, enters the town with armed forces and threatens the town members to hand the hidden soldiers of the South side over to them. The seven South Korean soldiers cannot but to start a combat with the North Korean soldiers. By the time, Second Lieutenant Kim's unit arrives at the town to help them to defeat the enemy. Ssarigol restores peace as usual.
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Mist
Title: Mist
Character: Ha In-sook
Released: October 18, 1967
Type: Movie
Yun Gi-jun has become the executive director of a pharmaceutical company by marrying the widowed daughter of the company CEO. With the general shareholders’ meeting coming up shortly, his wife suggests that he visit his hometown of Mujin and he takes her advice.